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quid pro quo

[kwid proh kwoh] / ˈkwɪd proʊ ˈkwoʊ /
NOUN
something for something
Synonyms
WEAK
equal exchange equal substitution equivalent eye for an eye like for like measure for measure something in return substitute tit for tat trade-off

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District Judge Katherine Menendez, presiding over Minnesota’s request to end what locals officials have called a federal occupation, seemed to recognize the quid pro quo at play.

From Salon • Jan. 28, 2026

It was, in the end I'm told, quid pro quo.

From BBC • May 19, 2025

There, Homan laid out the quid pro quo that Adams had agreed to in the plainest possible terms.

From Slate • Feb. 15, 2025

But Pete Rozelle, then commissioner of the NFL, thought it would look too much like quid pro quo if New Orleans was awarded the game right away.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2025

The most logical explanation is that the wrestlers made a quid pro quo agreement: you let me win today, when I really need the victory, and I’ll let you win the next time.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt